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PoorSketchArtist t1_j81fssk wrote

Reply to comment by wonkozsane042 in Can the Radiation from a Sample of Depleted Uranium Sterilize? by Natolx

With enough radiation though you would create a large number of ROS which can chemically stress the cells and kill them in all sorts of ways.

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Tiny_Rat t1_j82ey1r wrote

Yes, but that again requires a fairly high dose, since bacteria do have ways of dealing with ROS that can be stepped up in times of oxidative stress.

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